Dry, Hot Weather Brings More Wildfires To Georgia
Georgia Forestry Commission
It’s unusually hot: Sunday was record-breaking in Atlanta. It’s unusually dry: drought conditions cover much of the state. And there are an unusual number of wildfires burning.
One fire, burning in the Cohutta Wilderness in north Georgia, grew to more than 1,200 acres over the weekend. That’s one of hundreds that have burned around the state this fall.
“We’re certainly seeing an uptick in the number of fires that we’re having, primarily due to the extended and severe drought throughout much of the state,” said Wendy Burnett, public relations director with the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Burnett said there is a typical fire season in Georgia, and we’re not in it. It’s usually from January to April, but low humidity means more fires, she said. In parts of the state, fire season never really ended.
The Forestry Commission responded to 780 fires in October. That’s more than double the monthly average.
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